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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pain Symptom Manage. 2022 Jun;63(6):e621–e632. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.03.009

Table 4.

Results of Informed Assent Pilot RCT in 29 Outpatients

Interventiona Control p-value
Enrollment (n=14) 2 weeks (n=12) Enrollment (n=15) 2 weeks (n=15)
Proportion wanting CPR 13/14=92% 7/12=58% 11/15=73% 13/15=87% 0.01
Initially wanting CPR, changed to “not
wanting CPR”
-- 4/11=36% -- 0/11=0% 0.045
Depressive symptoms, PHQ9(4146) 3.0±3.0 1.9±2.5 5.5±4.8 3.8±3.4 0.17
Anxiety Symptoms, GAD7(4749) 2.1±2.9 1.6±2.5 2.5±3.7 3.1±4.2 0.29
a

2 of 14 intervention patients died before follow up assessment. Neither received CPR. Abbreviations: PHQ9 (Patient Health Questionnaire-9); GAD-7 (Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 questionnaire.